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Stanley Hahn M.D.
My first impression with Dr. Hahn's was great. I went in with a list of question and the husband also had his concerns. But for every question both of us had we didn't have to ask him not of the questions. As he spoke I just checked of the answer to what I wanted to know. He's great, His talk give you all the information that you need. But If you have more question he give you time to voice your concerns and question. He let your know what to expect and what not to do. He's a very gentle spoken man but you know that he very concerned with his patients. He'll make several trips a day to see you in the hosiptal when you are there. And may sure that you are getting everything that you need. Yes Dr. Hahn's have a aftercare programs that meet and talk about weight ,proteins,getting in all the water you can,plus all the vitamin. He has a great staff, they are alway there when you need them all you have to do is call. Someone is always there to answer any questions. If they are not there they will get back to you as soon as possible.To rate him I'll rate him a 10 are above,both his surgical competence and bedside manner is great.
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  • Comment by suchaclassylady on 7/7/07 3:58 pm
    Congratulations on your surgery! Welcome to the Loser's Bench.
  • Comment by B P on 7/1/07 4:15 pm
    Tomorrow is your big day!!! By now you probably cant eat, and cant sleep!!! Whoooo hooooo!!! Seriously, I wish you the best tomorrow as you finally crossover into Loserville. GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE...
  • Comment by judyanne on 6/29/07 8:36 am
    Monday is your day! Just remember you are on the journey of a lifetime. Try to enjoy every minute. It may sound weird now, but know that you are cared for and prayed for here, and all too soon this will be but a memory and you will be an inspiration to someone else. I am waiting for you on the losers' bench! ~ Judy
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hoping to have surgery in six months. maybe by my birth 16 of july Have done ,can cross legs at knees and not ankles. and tie my own shoes without the bow being tied on the side
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Summmer coming to and end
on August 17, 2008 6:00 pm
Summer coming to an end and I'm so depressed. just lost maybe 2lbs this sumer only. Didn't really know that my BMI has been at 41.  ANd now it is 28 at least a little more happen then I thought.  Wedding went off great, it was nice and she's happen.  Time to get back to work GBies will be in school.  My goal is to get to 140 by at least Christmas. I'm now at 162 year lbs Dr ok with the lbs be I'm still not. But that they way it been this, water exercise here I come.
When to a storage that I had and found every sweater that I looked for last year. 3x's 18-20 and 22. left 3 boxes of clothes with one of the people that was there and in need.  At least I didn't have to haul all that home with me, but still have plenty to get rid of. at least the lbs on whole in one play. I learn to only where jeans are something with a waist. Don't where stretch clothe anymore that was the biggest mistake I every started( only for exercise only)
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COMING HOME
on May 12, 2008 1:11 am
 I DECIDED TO COME HERE BECAUSE I WAS ON THE FORUM AND DIDN'T WANT TO GET ANYONE UPSET BY KEEP POSTING THIS MORNING.
MOTHER DAY WAS HARD THIS YEAR AND I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING IT'S NOT EVER GOING TO GET ANY BETTER MOM IN THE EARLY STAGE OF  ALIZHEIMER(SP?) .  TODAY I DON'T CARE HOW TO SPELL IT.  SHE'S LOSING HER MEMORY AND NOT TALKING,NOT SMILING,NOT EATING MUCH, WALKING AROUND NOT SAYING ANYME THING.  hER SISTER CAME TODAY AND SHE WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE HER A HUG SHE WAS A STRANGER TO HER.  sHE SHOULDN'T STAND TO SHE HER SISTER LIKE THAT. i'VE NEVER SEEN HER READY TO GO SO FAST. SHE JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.  MOST OF THE gRANDKIDS AND THERE
BABIES WAS THERE AND SHE DIDN'T NONE THEM. SHE HERE ONE OF
THE BABIES CRYING AND THOUGHT IT WAS OF BABIES(US) CRYING.  AND MAYBE I WAS CRYING IN MY SOUL. SHE HAS NEVER TAKEN ANY MED'S.  SHE HAS BEEN MOSTLY HEALTHY MOST HER LIFE. SKIN PROBLEMS BUT NO OTHER PROBLEM'S.

MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME A  DVD WITH PIC'S OF HER AND HER SISTER, WITH THE GRANDBABIES.  IF I KNOW TO DOWNLOAD IT I WILL PUT IT ON YOUR TUBE IT WAS GREAT CRY A LOT BUT LOVED IT.
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lbs moving
on February 13, 2008 10:45 pm
The lbs are moving again it was at a stand still for almost a month.  I was just about to get depressed because i"ve been having back problems and there haven't been much I can to lose weight. Weather got pretty here for a few days and got some out- side work done.  It wasn't as much as I would have like to have gotten  more done but the grass was getting slippery(Sp?)
So instant of having an accident we quick and he had to go back to work. I really think just work outside on the house kick the lbs in to go. What every it was I'm glad. I got a great WOW I no longer can wear my wedding ring, going to get a band to help keep the wedding rings on. Still in the size 12 waist band is getting bigger but not bigger enough to get into the ten give me a few weeks. Bridal Expo time In Baton Rouge La 2/17 so we get to see the girls again I miss the little rug rats they cry  to leave this week because they only stay a day.  But when they found out we was coming to baby sit
they was happy. Better get ready to go to the park if the weather is pretty there this weekend didn't no the wedding  was still on. She never saided anything since Halloween. I have 8 Dressing to may  2/5year olds. 1/3year old 5 bride maids and my twin and mine. Probably put future mother in Law in the batch also  Good thing her Aunt Kathie Love her
 like that they would be buying those things out of the store for over a $150.00 each child for what she want good thing I still can do it I can see
 her trying to paid for$ 450 for 3 little girls dress That's not to say the other girls in her wedding 
her cousins that can't afford to be in it be she want them in the wedding they have been by her side sent she lost her sister 12 years ago.So good thing her taxes are large amount. This is the first time I've every  ask that kid what she get on her income tax returns I like to hit the floor . We have never got that kind of funds.I was supposed to be checking on on a new patient for tomorrow. I'll get the first nail job to go check on her. They are not In ICU any more so we can see them ore then I can have 
customer. P.S. if you are looking for a great Dr. that care for his patient check with DR Stan Hahn He is fantastic and will answer all your questions with just he talk when you walk in his office I had at least 15 questions about time he explain everything I had not one question to ask hm. I can't remember what the HB ask but that just beening a HB and concern about your health and make sure you will come out of surgery find. He also make round at least twice a day I really love Dr Hahn bed side manners(sp?) he listen to your complaint and answer you question. I was blessed  not to have any problem with surgery and was up and around before the night was over. Didn't take any med when I got home and was doing find and I had the open RNY .
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Today I feel like a fool not seeing all the years before
on February 1, 2008 7:25 pm
My husband have not saided as much, he comfortable where we are in life now. For years anytime I've lost weight the house ended up with junk food. Coming from 105 to 238 at surgery time.  He was thinking no one once a big woman.  Little do they know if you love them big you love them skinny.  I thought many of days to leave when I was heavy because I know what he was doing everything he could to keep me big.  I didn't know what self esteem was until I lost it.  Surgery was one of the way out.  I didn't think it was an easy way out. But I know if I took the chance with my life,  I've been a lot more careful about was I eat.  I can go out and food doesn't both me, now if I'm home alone our head hungery(sp?) hits me and I get a glass of  tea. But after all these years he finally unstand no matter what my weight was I wasn't going anywhere.  We have been through so much in our life together that I feell like there no one 
I rather be with.  Don't think somedays it not still hard marrry is a journery of it own.  He enjoy buying me things, Next year it will be 35 years and I need to find a cruise line for the Month of January.
I don't what any hole in the wall place to go we never had a Honeymoon.  Had to be back at work and have been working hard ever since.
 
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Things are GREAT
on January 4, 2008 6:35 pm
Things are great for 2008. That's my saying and I'm sticking too it this year. 
I'm going to make the best of what life will hand me this year. And what I hand life back.  I will make my weight lost goal for my brithday this year,
I'm sticking to it. Haven't Start exercise yet,  I took a fall in a Target store thought I was fine until I left the store without reporting the fall. This was in 
Baton Rouge,LA and I live in Texas Very Dumb mistake, but since I've lost weight and had to buy new shoe the high on the shoes are hard plastic,and very slippery.  I can tell you quicker what don't  hurt then what is hurting. Back taking tyenol with codeine at night for the pain and hot shower's also.
 I've been so cold that today's temp. was in the 70's and I had leather jacket and a cargo coat with a lining in it on.  I've alway been cold but it twice as bad as it used to be. I'm down 63lbs and able to wear a dress I made for daughter several(7) year ago, to go on a cruise. It's a size 12 my hips are 40" and used to be 53". The lbs didn't move as fast as I would have like them to because of my knees. And now my fall I haven't been able to excerise that's ok when I used the tape measure I now something is going right. at lease the inches are moving fast.  It's hard to keep up with trying to stay in clothe even though I do my on sewing.  I start on Monday to have a Dress for Sunday, and that's just taking them up and re hemming them.   I haven't been making anything New Just taking up as much as I can. But in a few months I going to start making me new clothe.  Not making any thing new now make people think HUMMMMMMMM. what going on and I'm not telling.
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 NOVEMBER 6TH,

WITH ALL THE QUESTION I THOUGHT I ASKED. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD TAKE SO LONG TO START THE PROGRESS. I THOUGHT I READ UP ON EVER THING BUT I GET I DIDN'T. ITS. BEEN TWO WEEKS AND THOUGHT I'VE. HEAR SOMETHING BY NOW. THE THING IS I THOUGHT  RECOVERING FOR RITA WAS SOMETHING THE WAITING IS DRIVING ME CRAZY..BE BACK WITH MORE INFO LATER. NEED SLEEP.

NOVEMBER6TH

IT'S THE 6 OF NOVEMBER AND I FOUND OUT THAT OUR INSURANCE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE LITTLE DID I NO THIS IS THE 6 OR 7 YEAR. THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS INSURANCE. AND I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT MY SURGERY. IT CAME TO ME IT'S MY SURGERY  NOT THEIR'S. BELIEVE IT ARE NOT WHEN I PUT MY MIND TO IT. MY HUSBAND HAD NOTHING TO SAY BUT I'M WITH WHAT EVER YOU WHAT TO DO I'LL BE THERE. BUT ALL THE TIME I'VE WAITED. NOW I'M ABOUT TO START TO PUSHING.  THE DR. BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. I GUESS IT HAS TO BE GOOD LUCK TO ME. HA-HA

TO GET TO THE INSURANCE BEFORE THE CHANGE OF INSURANCE. THERE IS NOTHING TO LOL ABOUT .. WILL  LET YOU NO WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT MAKE ME UPSET IS I HAD AN  APPOINT 1 MONTH 1/2 AGO. BUT HE HAD TO GO OUT OF TOWN THAT SET ME BACK 3 WEEKS.

I'M NOT PUTTING ON POUND WITH THE WAITING BUT IT WOULDN'T BE EASY. IF I WASN'T BITTING MY LIPS SO HARD. I HAVE,HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,HIGH CHOSTEREROL, DIABETE, THROID, FRIBROMYALGIA ALLERY AND SEANSONAL ASTHMA. , AND NOT TO TALK ABOUT HURTING KNEES, AND THE HURTING HIPS FOR THE LBS I'VE PUT ON DOING THE YEARS. WEDDING DAY 105LBS IN A FEW YEARS I CLIMB TO 150 THEN ON AND ON. I USE TO GO TO WATER EXCERISE. BUT I DON'T HAVE THE GET UP AND GO TO DO ANTHING. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE LAYED ME DOWN BY NOW. I LISTEN TO THE ADS ON TV AND IT ASK WHERE DO DEPRESSION HELP. AND IT DOES HURT ALL OVER.

SORRY ABOUT THE WINING BUT I FEEL IF MY HAND IS TIED BUT I'LL TRY TO UNTIE THEM ONE WAY ARE THE OTHER.

I'VE NOTICE NO ONE TELL THERE AGE( 51) BEEN OVER WEIGHT SINCE I'VE BEEN MARRIED OVER 33 YEARS. I'M ABOUT TO CALL, CALL, CALL,  LET YOU'LL NO SOON. I LIVE IN PORT ARTHUR.TX.

NOVEMBER 21.2006

I'VE HEAR FROM THE INSURANCE I HAVE TO HAVE A 6 MONTH DR SUPERVISED DIET. BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN YEAR'S SINCE I TRIED DIETING THROUGH A DR. I'VE TRY ON MY OWN FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS WITH NO LUCK. YMCA WATER EXERCISE INCLUDED. BECAUSE THERE IS NO DR. SUPERVISION I HAVE TO START A 6 MONTH'S. WELL AT LEAST I GOT A CHANGE.

THAT IF MY HUSBAND NEW INSURANCE PICK-UP WHERE THE OLD ONE LEAVES OFF. MY HUSBAND IS POSITIVE THEY WILL, HE USUALLY STAY ON TOP OF OUR INSURANCE ON HIS JOB. BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH BUT IF NOT I'LL HAVE TO GET THAT JOB I'VE NEVER HAD, ARE GO BACK TO MY IN HOME JOB. I'VE BEEN A SEAMSTRESS FOR 30YRS. SO I'LL GET IT BACK TO THE SEWING MACHINE. AT LEAST IT WILL COME IN HANDY WITH THE WEIGHT LOST.

BUT I WEAR DENTURE,AND WEARING GLASSES GOING TO BE A JOKE. YOU NO BUT I'M WILL TO GET A GOOD LAUGH. BECAUSE I WHAT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER, AND MOM. MY MOTHER HAVE BE ILL? SHE NOT HERSELF AND I NEED ALEAST ONE PICTURE WITH THE GIRLS WITH HER. SHE DOESN'T EVEN SMILE MUCH ANYMORE THE DR. SAIDED IT NOT  ALZHEIMER'S NOR DEMENTIA. HE THOUGH IT IS SHORT TERM MEMORY LOST. MY SISTER REMEBER HER FALL OUT OF BED AND THE BED IS SO HIGH OFF THE FLOOR,THERE A END TABLE THAT SEATING NEXT TO HER BE WITH SHARP EDGES. WE THING SHE MY HAD HIT HER HEAD AND JUST LAUGH IT OFF. NOW SHE IS HAVING MEMORY PROBLEM. IT'S HARD TO SHE HER THAT WAY, BUT I CAN'T PUT ALL THE WEIGH ON MY SISTER'S SHOULDER. 

BUT I STILL HAVE A NEED FOR THOSE PICTURE. I WANT THAT 4TH GENERATION PICTURE WE JUST LOST MY GRANDMOTHER TWO YEARS AGO, AND SHE WAS SO ILL WE COULDN'T GET 5TH GERERATION. I'VE MADE-UP MY MIND TO TAKE THE PICTURE HEAVY OF NOT. SHE DIDN'T GET TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH HER TRUE LOOK A LIKE THAT MY DAUGHTER THAT PASS AWAY. I'M LEARNING TO COMPOSE PICTURE TRYING TO GET THE BOTH OF THEM ON ONE PICTURE. UNTIL LATER

NOVEMBER 22, 2006

I'M WAITING ON GRANDBABIES TOMORROW WILL HAVE THEM FOR FOUR DAYS. I'M TRIED JUST GETTING READY FOR THEM TO COME. I'M STILL REALING FOR RITA. AND THERE THING'S ALL OVER THE HOUSE I'LL  HAVE TO HAVE MY EYE ON THEM AND MAKE SHOULD THAT THEY DON'T GET INTO ANYTHING. WHOA. GOOD THING MY HUSBAND IS OFF FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS.

 I'M SOME HEAVY I DON'T ENJOY THEM I'LL BE SO WINDED. I GUESS I'LL SUCK IT IN AND ENJOY THEM. I USUALY GOES TO THERE HOME IN BATON ROUGE LA. TO BABY SIT NOT TO HAVE TO PUT THING OUT OF REACH. BUT THERE MOTHER HAS MOVED AND DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO UNPACK, AND I NOT THE MAID, I CAN'T GET MY THINGS UNPACKED.

I'M IN ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF PUTTING UP THE CHRISTMAS TREE. I REMEBER WHEN I WOULD LEAVE MY MOTHER HOUSE AT 7:00PM OF THANKSGIVING DAY AND HAVE THE TREE PUT UP WITH THE LIGHT ON BY THE NEXT DAY EARLY. THAT WAS THE DAYS LONG GONE. CHRISTMAS USUAL IS MY TIME ON THE YEAR. I'LL HAVE TO POST A CHRISTMAS PICTURE ON MY HOME. ALEAST THE OUTSIDE AT NIGHT. THAT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS AGO. I GUESS RITA REALY TOOK THE WIND OUT OF ME. LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE A TREE.  HA WE FOOL ALOT OF PEOPLE INTO BELEIVING EVERYTHING WAS OK AND THE INSIDE WAS ALSO DECORATED LITTLE DID THEY KNOW. 

I WENT TO THE DIABETE DR. AND THE SUGAR WAS UP FROM 240 WITCH IS HIGH TO EVEN HIGHER 303. I HAVE TO TAKE SHOT 3X A DAY.  IT'S GETTING TO BE A LITTLE TO MUCH. AND I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL BABIES GO HOME TO START WALKING.  THANKSGIVING GOT HERE A LITTLE  TO FAST THEN I THOUGHT. WE HAD BEEN MAKING TRIP TO LA. AT LEAST THE LAST 4 MONTHS. ON HIS LONG WEEKEND, WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR HOME.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAVE RELIVED SOME OF THE STRESS(NOT). AFTER THIS HOLIDAY I'LL BE ALL ABOUT ME AND MY HB AND OUR HOME. I'LL HAVE TO LET THE DAUGHTER NO IT TIME TO GET MY HOME TOGETHER. LATER

DECEMBER 1, 2006

I'VE STARTED 6 MONTH DIET ON THE 28TH OF NOVEMBER. I'VE GOTTEN A DIETICIAN WILL SHE HER ON 5TH OF DECEMBER, STRESS TEST ON THE 7THAND BACK TO THE DIET DR ON THE 15TH. I HAVE TO WRITE EVERYTHING THAT I EAT IN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. THEN IT WILL BE BCAK TO DIETICIAN AGAIN.

MY HOLIDAYS WENT WELL I DIDN'T EAT, BUT A VERY LITTLE OF EVERYTHING I GUESS I'M TRING TO GET USED TO NOT EAT EVERYTHING I SEE. I DID WELL I THINK ACCORDING TO THE SCALE I'VE LOST 1LB. THAT THANKSGIVING. I WILL TRY FOR MORE IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. I HAVE A WEDDING TO GO TO IN NASHVILLE TENN. IN FEB ON THE 24. I WAS SURE WISHING THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVE FOR THE SURGERY BEFORE THAT. BUT THAT WHAT LIVE IS GIVE YOU LEMON MAKE LEMON AIDE. OH WELL I GUESS I HAVE TO WORK ON THE DIET, I HAVE A DRESS. ALL I NEED IS A LOST OF 10LBS TO GET BACK INTO IT.

ONE THING ABOUT IT I HAVE WORN IT BEFORE, BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENCE PLACE AND IT FIT FINE AT THE TIME THAT'S A YEARS AGO.  I'LL TAKE A TEN LB LOST. THAT MEAN I'LL BE WALKING THE MALL STARTING TOMORROW DECEMBER 2, I HOPE COME FEB. IT'S NOT SNOW IN NASHVILLE. I HAVE A SISTER-IN-LAW THAT IS TRY TO MOVE BACK TO PORT ARTHUR,TEXAS. AND SHE SAY THAT IT IS COLD IN FEB. SOMETIMES SNOWNY. WE'RE NOT FLYING WE WILL START OUT DRIVE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. IF WE FLY WE MAY BE IN THE SAME PROBLEM. BEING STUCK IN N.TENN. IF IT GET TO ROUGH WILL HAVE TO TURN BACK. EVERYONE WONDER WHY SHE IS GETTING MARRIED IN NASHVILLE TENN. WHEN SHE LIVE IN HOUSTON,TEXAS. I THINK AS ALL YOUNG GIRL'S SHE LETTING THE FUTURE MR. MAKE THE CHOSE. MOST OF HIS PEOPLE LIVE IN NASHVILLE. HER SISTER,MOTHER, GRANDMA AND FATHER ,UNCLE'S, AUNT'S HAS TO GET TO NASHVILLE TENN THE BEST THEY CAN.

I'M TRIED I GUESS I'VE BETTER GET TO BED I TRIED

 


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